Biology:Kribi killi

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Short description: Species of fish

Kribi killi
Fundulopanchax fallax male.jpg
Adult male.
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cyprinodontiformes
Family: Nothobranchiidae
Genus: Fundulopanchax
Species:
F. fallax
Binomial name
Fundulopanchax fallax
(Ahl, 1935)
Synonyms[2]

Aphyosemion fallax Ahl, 1935
Aphyosemion gulare schwoiseri Scheel & Radda, 1974
Aphyosemion schwoiseri Scheel & Radda, 1974
Fundulopanchax schwoiseri (Scheel & Radda), 1974
Aphyosemion kribianum Radda, 1975

Kribi killi (Fundulopanchax fallax)[3] is a species of African killifish that mainly inhabits swamps and turbid parts of brooks in the coastal rainforest. The species is endemic to Cameroon.[2] Adult fish reach a maximum length of approximately 9 centimetres (3.5 inches).[2] Breeding pairs of the species most often lay their eggs over the bottom, but occasionally also among the roots of free-floating aquatic plants. Pairs stay close for some time, with just a few eggs being produced each day. It is sometimes kept in captivity but difficult to maintain and breed in an aquarium.[2]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q11681998 entry